Secrets in the Water

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I give credit where it's due when it comes to mysteries and low budget but this was none of the above. There was no mystery. As soon as her friend opened her mouth and started to talk, there was no mystery to solve. This train wreck isn't even on the right track to begin with and yes the acting is bad, but a better script and some actual dialogue and simple direction might have changed that. I have seen much better with amateur student films than with what this contains. I don't even think Hallmark would pick this up, even if it was just to toss back. Please don't waste your time with this. Just don't.

From start to finish, "Secrets in the Water" had the semblance of an episode of the old cop show Hawaii Five-0. A mystifying murder has occurred in the idyllic shores of Hawaii. A set of improbable and convoluted circumstances are at the heart of the crime. A bereaved mother experiences the unthinkable in the fallout. The film was so sad that there was nothing uplifting except for a few precious minutes of flashback recalling the close relationship of Mia and her mother Laura. While the daughter was keeping some secrets from her mom, it was nonetheless a strong and beautiful bonding. Most of the film was taken up with Laura's grief over the loss of her daughter and her haphazard attempt to discover the murderer. A double loss for Laura was incurred when she took under her wing Mia's best friend, Bailey. But gradually the shell-shocked mother recognized that Bailey was not as she seemed. A second murder, that of Mia's nice boyfriend Kaleo, makes the film even more depressing. It was never made entirely clear how petty jealousy could have possibly been the cause of a double homicide. At least the television series Hawaii Five-0 offered plausible cases and police blotters in lieu of non-stop unpleasantness for ninety minutes.